# Why You Need a Security Companion for AI-Generated Code

DevFeed: [Why You Need a Security Companion for AI-Generated Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-you-need-a-security-companion-for-ai-generated-code-8088.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/security-companion-ai-generated-code/>)

Author: Liqian Lim (林利蒨)

Published: 2023-10-25T17:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [acquisition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/acquisition.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [executive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [pmm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pmm.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [snyk-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-platform.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that AI-generated code should be paired with security tools because generative AI coding assistants can accelerate development while introducing vulnerabilities and encouraging misplaced confidence in generated output.

## Source excerpt

Speed up security for AI generated code with a security companion that works alongside generative AI, enabling both efficiency and security at scale.